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| author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2010-10-06 13:27:19 -0700 |
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| committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2010-10-06 13:27:19 -0700 |
| commit | 81c20b96e51660762f7d0df58b5faa370d47e3fd (patch) | |
| tree | 1da1598ec918005ef657fba0634b5ce9aec78b72 /arch/mips/Kconfig | |
| parent | 089eed29b4021f8b68ec3d1746a1f9b9c4f04783 (diff) | |
| parent | 158d6742bced08c87fd46b5905eebc0d41e3cdf6 (diff) | |
Merge branch 'upstream' of git://git.linux-mips.org/pub/scm/upstream-linus
* 'upstream' of git://git.linux-mips.org/pub/scm/upstream-linus:
MIPS: Octeon: Place cnmips_cu2_setup in __init memory.
MIPS: Don't place cu2 notifiers in __cpuinitdata
MIPS: Calculate VMLINUZ_LOAD_ADDRESS based on the length of vmlinux.bin
MIPS: Alchemy: Resolve prom section mismatches
MIPS: Fix syscall 64 bit number comments.
MIPS: Hookup fanotify_init, fanotify_mark, and prlimit64 syscalls.
MIPS: TX49xx: Rename ARCH_KMALLOC_MINALIGN to ARCH_DMA_MINALIGN
MIPS: N32: Fix getdents64 syscall for n32
MIPS: Remove pr_<level> uses of KERN_<level>
MIPS: PNX8550: Sort out machine halt, restart and powerdown functions.
MIPS: GIC: Remove dependencies from Malta files.
MIPS: Kconfig: Fix and clarify kconfig help text for VSMP and SMTC.
MIPS: DMA: Fix computation of DMA flags from device's coherent_dma_mask.
MIPS: Audit: Fix hang in entry.S.
MIPS: Document why RELOC_HIDE is there.
MIPS: Octeon: Determine if helper needs to be built
MIPS: Use generic atomic64 for 32-bit kernels
MIPS: RM7000: Symbol should be static
MIPS: kspd: Adjust confusing if indentation
MIPS: Fix a typo.
Diffstat (limited to 'arch/mips/Kconfig')
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/mips/Kconfig | 21 |
1 files changed, 19 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig index 3ad59dde4852..5526faabfc21 100644 --- a/arch/mips/Kconfig +++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ config MIPS select HAVE_KPROBES select HAVE_KRETPROBES select RTC_LIB if !MACH_LOONGSON + select GENERIC_ATOMIC64 if !64BIT mainmenu "Linux/MIPS Kernel Configuration" @@ -1646,8 +1647,16 @@ config MIPS_MT_SMP select SYS_SUPPORTS_SMP select SMP_UP help - This is a kernel model which is also known a VSMP or lately - has been marketesed into SMVP. + This is a kernel model which is known a VSMP but lately has been + marketesed into SMVP. + Virtual SMP uses the processor's VPEs to implement virtual + processors. In currently available configuration of the 34K processor + this allows for a dual processor. Both processors will share the same + primary caches; each will obtain the half of the TLB for it's own + exclusive use. For a layman this model can be described as similar to + what Intel calls Hyperthreading. + + For further information see http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/34K#VSMP config MIPS_MT_SMTC bool "SMTC: Use all TCs on all VPEs for SMP" @@ -1664,6 +1673,14 @@ config MIPS_MT_SMTC help This is a kernel model which is known a SMTC or lately has been marketesed into SMVP. + is presenting the available TC's of the core as processors to Linux. + On currently available 34K processors this means a Linux system will + see up to 5 processors. The implementation of the SMTC kernel differs + significantly from VSMP and cannot efficiently coexist in the same + kernel binary so the choice between VSMP and SMTC is a compile time + decision. + + For further information see http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/34K#SMTC endchoice |